Timeline
Birth
Mobile, Alabama
1939 - 1945World War II
Branch
Marine Corps
MOS
Mortarman, 60mm
Rank
Corporal
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Division
1st Marine Division
Enlistment- Dec 3, 1942
Discharge- Feb 1, 1946
Corporal
Residence: Place
MOBILE County, Alabama
Residence: From
Jan 1, 1930
Age in 1930
6
Residence: Enumeration District
MOBILE CITY, WARD 4
Military Awards: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Service Medal
2 Battle Stars
Military Awards: WWII Victory Medal
Military Awards: China Service Medal
Tientsin, China
Military Awards: American Campaign Service Medal
Jan 1, 1943
Military Awards: Maine Corps Good Conduct Medal
Jan 1, 1945
Education: From
Jan 1, 1946
Education: To
Jan 1, 1949
Education: Place
Auburn, Alabama
Education: Institution
Auburn University
Doctorate: PhD in Biology
Jan 1, 1960
Occupation
Professor of Biology, Author
Education: From
Jan 1, 1938
Education: To
Jan 1, 1942
Education: Place
Mobile, Alabama
Education: Institution
Murphy High School
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Okinawa
Military Awards: Presidential Unit Citation
Peleliu
Education: Place
Marion, Alabama
Education: From
Sep 1, 1942
Education: To
May 1, 1943
Education: Institution
Marion Military Institute
Author: With the Old Breed At Peleliu and Okinawa
Jan 1, 1981
Battle Honors: Okinawa Gunto Operation
Battle Honors: Capture & Occupation of Southern Palau Islands
Military Awards: Navy Occupation Service Medal
"Asia" clasp
Gender
Male
Death- Mar 3, 2001
Stomach cancer
Montevallo, Alabama
Other Facts
Full Name
Eugene B Sledge
Also known as
"Sledgehammer"
Full Name
Eugene Bondurant Sledge
